Soldier killed, 2 wounded as militants ambush army convoy in NW Pakistan

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-01 16:37:31|Editor: xuxin
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ISLAMABAD, May 1 (Xinhua) -- A soldier was killed and two others wounded when unidentified militants ambushed an army convoy in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Kurram Agency on Monday, local Urdu media reported.

The convoy was on a routine patrol when the militants opened fire at it in Yakhta area of Kurram Agency, a tribal area located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Dawn News said.

In the retaliatory attack by the army, several militants were also killed whose identities have not been revealed yet.

The wounded, including an officer, were shifted to a nearby hospital.

No group has claimed the attack yet.

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